Methanol engines ordered for six CMA CGM containerships
CMA CGM has ordered methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six newbuild containerships. According to Wärtsilä, the company supplying the engines, the six containerships are the...
WA and energy consortium talk Geraldton ammonia plant
THE WESTERN Australian government has commenced negotiations with a South Korean renewable energy consortium to build a green ammonia plant near Geraldton. Energy systems...
Methanol bunkering a first for Maersk and Singapore
A BUNKERING operation involving Maersk's new methanol containership was a first for the company and for Singapore. Maersk took delivery of its first containership able to run on...
Investigation launched as Fremantle Highway burns
THE RO-RO vessel Fremantle Highway was still burning early on Friday morning, and there were reports of an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Fremantle Highway caught fire...
AIP awarded for ammonia-fuelled containership
CLASSIFICATION society American Bureau of Shipping awarded an approval in principle for an ammonia fuelled container vessel. ABS awarded the AIP to Seaspan Corporation and Mærsk...
Inland Rail border track receives environmental approval
THE STRETCH of Inland Rail track connecting Queensland and NSW has received environmental approval from the government. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment...
Marine biofuels announced for NZ port
MARINE biofuels will be made available at CentrePort Wellington under a long-term supply agreement between bp Marine and StraitNZ. StraitNZ operates the Bluebridge Cook Strait...
AiP issued for liquefied hydrogen carrier cargo systems
CLASSNK has issued an approval in principle for cargo containment and cargo handling systems for a liquefied hydrogen carrier. France-headquartered engineering company GTT...
NYK bulk carrier equipped with group's first Econowind sail
NYK Line’s bulk shipping business NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) is to install a wind-assisted propulsion unit on a bulk carrier. The installation would be a first for the NYK group. The...
Transport ministers discuss Australia-Singapore green shipping plans
THE FEDERAL government is looking at how Australia’s Green Economy Agreement with Singapore can accelerate and promote decarbonisation technologies in shipping. Federal minister...
Ministers adopt new initiative to scale low-carbon fuel production
THE CLAEN Energy Ministerial has adopted the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs) at a summit in Goa, India. The platform brought together the private sector and...
Tanker encounters engine trouble off Queensland
A PRODUCT tanker experiencing engine trouble off the Queensland coast is hoping to lay up in Cairns for repairs. Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Nord Vision (IMO 9899985) was...
NQBP funds manta ray research in Great Barrier Reef
RESEARCH funded by North Queensland Bulk Ports has shed light on how manta rays travel and connect with habitats in the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from James Cook University...
Captain fined over "reckless" deviation from passage plan
THE CAPTAIN of a bulk carrier has been convicted in New Zealand over a decision to deviate from a passage plan during Cyclone Gabrielle. Captain Yongyu Li was captain of...
IMO elects new secretary-general
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization council has elected Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco as the next IMO secretary-general. Mr Dominguez Velasco, from Panama, was one of...
